President Aquino
approves measure renaming Batasan Hills High School after Cory Aquino
MANILA, Dec 17 (PNA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III has signed into
law an Act renaming Batasan Hills National High School in Quezon City after
his mother, the late President Cory Aquino.

President Aquino signed last Dec. 10 Republic Act No. 10716, which changes
the name of Batasan Hills National High School in Barangay Batasan Hills to
Corazon C. Aquino National High School in honor of the country’s first
female president.

“The main campus of the Corazon C. Aquino National High School shall
continue to remain in its present location in Barangay Batasan Hills, City
of Quezon, Metro Manila,” the law states.

The measure, which originated in the House of Representatives, was passed by
the House and the Senate on Feb. 24, 2014 and Oct. 5, 2015, respectively.
(PNA)